Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Jersey City

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from East Meadow to Jersey City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	123	139	133	126	135	155	142	140	138	133	148	152	141	118	96	90
Tue	71	159	153	158	146	167	162	153	136	150	137	149	149	140	141	109	101
Wed	74	153	164	162	146	160	160	141	127	140	140	146	160	152	140	105	102
Thu	74	145	153	148	141	163	162	133	129	138	125	138	158	148	141	107	95
Fri	72	139	144	140	134	138	137	153	149	157	154	161	173	166	150	118	116
Sat	95	72	87	83	108	109	105	108	119	127	130	150	150	168	172	161	146
Sun	129	89	69	71	72	88	98	103	104	123	138	143	150	153	157	159	139

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from East Meadow to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 144 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (172 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (23 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Meadow to central Jersey City along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from East Meadow to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to Jersey City?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 68 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 144 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Jersey City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	123	139	133	126	135	155	142	140	138	133	148	152	141	118	96	90
Tue	71	159	153	158	146	167	162	153	136	150	137	149	149	140	141	109	101
Wed	74	153	164	162	146	160	160	141	127	140	140	146	160	152	140	105	102
Thu	74	145	153	148	141	163	162	133	129	138	125	138	158	148	141	107	95
Fri	72	139	144	140	134	138	137	153	149	157	154	161	173	166	150	118	116
Sat	95	72	87	83	108	109	105	108	119	127	130	150	150	168	172	161	146
Sun	129	89	69	71	72	88	98	103	104	123	138	143	150	153	157	159	139

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	123	139	133	126	135	155	142	140	138	133	148	152	141	118	96	90
Tue	71	159	153	158	146	167	162	153	136	150	137	149	149	140	141	109	101
Wed	74	153	164	162	146	160	160	141	127	140	140	146	160	152	140	105	102
Thu	74	145	153	148	141	163	162	133	129	138	125	138	158	148	141	107	95
Fri	72	139	144	140	134	138	137	153	149	157	154	161	173	166	150	118	116
Sat	95	72	87	83	108	109	105	108	119	127	130	150	150	168	172	161	146
Sun	129	89	69	71	72	88	98	103	104	123	138	143	150	153	157	159	139

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	123	139	133	126	135	155	142	140	138	133	148	152	141	118	96	90
Tue	71	159	153	158	146	167	162	153	136	150	137	149	149	140	141	109	101
Wed	74	153	164	162	146	160	160	141	127	140	140	146	160	152	140	105	102
Thu	74	145	153	148	141	163	162	133	129	138	125	138	158	148	141	107	95
Fri	72	139	144	140	134	138	137	153	149	157	154	161	173	166	150	118	116
Sat	95	72	87	83	108	109	105	108	119	127	130	150	150	168	172	161	146
Sun	129	89	69	71	72	88	98	103	104	123	138	143	150	153	157	159	139